The Christian radio station that I listen to was raffling off a trip to the Holy Land recently. There were sooooo many people who called...

A Catholic friend once said to me, “The Virgin Mary has absolutely nothing to do with my salvation.” Her point: “I don’t owe Mary...

Let’s talk about “yo mamma” jokes. They’re a sure-fire way to start a fight because they’re highly offensive. Everyone knows mommas are...

Someone said to me once, “God doesn’t care what I eat.” My response? Yes. He. Does. Here’s the thing: when you were baptized, confirmed,...

Sometimes, when the $hi+ hits the fan, when it’s one thing after the other, after the other... it can make you feel like the gates of...

This is a special birthday for me. Not because it’s been a special year, or because it’s some milestone number… but because it almost...

There are those times in life when it doesn’t matter how hard you try, the hits just keep on coming. One thing after another. You are...

It’s neat when Facebook shows you how many new friends you added for the month, the year, or whatever. This year, though, it was kind of...

I’ve been wanting to post about this for a while but it was a Christmas secret. But, now that most Christmas presents have been opened, I...

I’d like to share a little something that came to me in prayer this morning. I had a vivid flashback of my daughter. She had been telling...

While in prayer many years ago, I was shown a sponge, like this one. And I've seen it many times since. It represents us. You, me,...

This morning in prayer I was thinking about my basketball playing days. Sounds a bit strange I know. But bear with me. I was thinking...

Have you ever had a moment where a word or a sentence jumps out at you - as if it separates itself from all the other words, like within...

I had a profound moment at church yesterday. Our family sat near the deaf members of the parish, by the interpreter. One particular deaf...

Some people are watching the news, and they fear going to war. And rightly so. But oh, my friends, we are already at war, and have been...

What I told my daughters about the Women's March. I worked a lot this Saturday, finishing up a large project from last week. Which is...

The video has showed up on my feed a couple times... the one of the disabled person being tortured in Chicago. I started to watch it -...

Thinking about the wounds of the Resurrected Jesus... This morning I was praying about the resurrection during my morning rosary......

My brother's ordination last night was amaaaaazing. A-ma-zing. As it began I fell in love with the Catholic Church all over again. (I...

It's a long story but a recent plumbing issue has caused us to redo some things in our kitchen/living area. (Yes the week before...